When Seinfeld launched on Netflix on October 1st, there is hope that the streamer upgrade to 4K The resolution is used as a time to restore the performance to the original 4: 3 aspect ratio. This would have meant avoidance same cutting issues experienced in The Simpsons with the first arrival of Disney + in late 2019, but unfortunately that’s not the case.
However, Netflix maintained the 16: 9 ratio even starting with the original HD remaster made for TBS syndicated reruns of Seinfeld, made from newly created scans of the original film. As in The Ship Explained, this makes it possible to add even more frames not seen in the initial broadcast to make modern TVs look better.
An unfortunate product of the 16: 9 shift is the blocking of scenes. To include multiple shots on the left and right sides of the frame, the upper and lower parts must be cut. Usually it’s not a big deal, but cutting HD can actually ruin episodes that rely on a visual gag by … cutting out important details.
In a Seinfeld appointed by fan a especially bad example on Twitter, where the titular pothole from Season 8’s “The Pothole” was completely cut. Check out the side -by -side comparison between Netflix’s cut and original broadcast below.
Last year, Disney + resolved customer complaints about the old -fashioned The Simpsons by offering option toggle the original ratio to 4: 3 aspect. Netflix is making a solid one for millions Seinfeld fans if they go down the same path.
to justify the weight, the titular pothole from the season 8 Pothole was launched on Netflix https://t.co/gH4l5V8HfS pic.twitter.com/6G35eZQymW
– Brandon (awesome version) (@ Thatoneguy64) October 1, 2021